From accf51fcc12ab2fc7404a109d492306abb86d37f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Howard Abrams <howard.abrams@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2024 22:10:44 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Editing blocks section

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 lp-in-org.org | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lp-in-org.org b/lp-in-org.org
index 1f2e280..af465ba 100644
--- a/lp-in-org.org
+++ b/lp-in-org.org
@@ -169,6 +169,30 @@ Note: If you are reading this in an Emacs buffer, you can also place your cursor
 At this point, you can begin a line with =<s= and hit ~TAB~ to have a src block expanded, with the cursor left at the end of first line, allowing you to type =emacs-lisp=.
 
 This is Emacs, you probably have your favorite template expansion, like [[https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/doc/tempel/tempel.html][TempEL]] or [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Yasnippet][Yasnippet]], as any system that can generate your text works fine.The magic isn’t hidden in markers, but shines plainly in the text itself.
+** Editing src Blocks
+
+I find editing prose in an Org file quite nice…editing code? Not so much. Many techniques you expect to use, like jumping to code definitions with the [[info:emacs#Looking Up Identifiers][Xref system]] or manipulating s-expressions in a Lisp with =paredit= or =smart-parens=, aren’t available.
+
+With your cursor anywhere, the header line, anywhere in the body or one the =end_src= line, type ~C-c '~ to narrow to contents of that block with a mode based on the language on the header line.
+
+Whew, now you can edit your code in a manner you expect. Type ~C-c '~ again to save and return to your full org buffer, or ~C-c C-k~ to cancel your changes.
+
+Let’s add more [[info:org#Languages][languages]] to what is available, by running the following code:
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (org-babel-do-load-languages
+   'org-babel-load-languages
+   '((emacs-lisp . t)
+     (python . t)))
+#+end_src
+
+Feel free to substitute the =python=, for your favorite language, or add more. Use =sh= for shell scripts, and =js= for Javascript. See [[https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/index.html][Babel]] for details on languages that can be supported.
+
+*Note:* If you don’t see you language’s pretty colors for its syntax, run this code (and put it in your init file):
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (setq org-src-fontify-natively t)
+#+end_src
 
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 * Calling out to the Shell